publications

2026

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   Quantifying and Leveraging the Information Value of Energy in the Control of Sustainably Powered Mobile Robots

   Kavin M. Govindarajan, Dimitra Panagou, and Chris Vermillion

   In (In Preparation)2026 IEEE 65th Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 2026

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   Clarity-Driven Adaptive Mission Planning for a Solar-Powered Autonomous Surface Vessel

   Kavin M. Govindarajan, Kaleb Ben Naveed, David Li, and 5 more authors

   In (Under Review) IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology (TCST), 2026

   DOI

2025

1. 

   Clarity-Driven Ergodic Control for Persistent Tip-and-Cue Missions with Synchronized Rendezvous

   David Li, Kavin Govindarajan, and Chris Vermillion

   In 2025 IEEE 64th Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 2025

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   Fusion of Indirect Methods and Iterative Learning for Persistent Velocity Trajectory Optimization of a Sustainably Powered Autonomous Surface Vessel

   Kavin Govindarajan, Devansh Agrawal, Dimitra Panagou, and 1 more author

   In 2025 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), 2025

   DOI arXiv PDF Code Slides

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   Analysis and Experimental Validation of a Low-Complexity Enhanced Orientation-Based Controller for Tethered Energy-Harvesting Systems

   Jacob B. Fine, Peter Newell, Kavin Govindarajan, and 8 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2025

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2023

1. 

   Predictive Velocity Trajectory Control for a Persistently Operating Solar-Powered Autonomous Surface Vessel

   Kavin Govindarajan, Ben Haydon, and Chris Vermillion

   In 2023 American Control Conference (ACC), 2023

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2022

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   Coverage-Maximizing Solar-Powered Autonomous Surface Vehicle Control for Persistent Gulf Stream Observation

   Kavin Govindarajan, Ben Haydon, Kirti Mishra, and 1 more author

   In 2022 American Control Conference (ACC), 2022

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